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Episode: Numbers 31: Holy War against Midian and Dividing the Plunder
Description: "Avenge the people of Israel on the Midianites." In one of the most difficult chapters of Scripture, God commands Israel to execute judgment on Midian for leading them into idolatry and sexual immorality at Baal Peor. The war is total, the plunder is divided, and purification rites cleanse those who fought. This chapter confronts us with the holiness of God and the severity of sin. It also points forward to the final judgment when Christ will return to make all things right. The Rev. Dr. Matthew Tassey, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Shawnee, OK...